A PAINTED AND ENAMELED BISCUIT FIGURE OF ASITA REPUBLIC PERIOD, SEAL OF ZENG LONGSHENG (1901-1964) |

the monk modeled seated with the arms wrapped around the raised right leg, the white brows long and trailing down the chest, the expressive face with mouth agape showing the teeth and tongue, raised on a rockwork base, the base with an impressed rectangular cartouche seal reading Zeng Longsheng zao

In overall good condition with minor surface wear. A tripod censer would have been at the figure's left and the footprints for the censer remain--it is unclear if the censer was broken off before glazing or afterwards.
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Zeng Longsheng's series of eighteen luohan appear to be modeled after Guan Xiu's paintings from 891. Legend has it the paintings were created after Guan had a dream in which the luohan visited him and asked him to paint their portraits. The resulting images were taken from his visions. The paintings were treasured and preserved in a Zhejing monastery, and during the Qianlong reign were copied and propagated.